Cigarette holder and ash receptacle with swivel joint



H. W. DAHLY Jan. 19, 1960 CIGARETTE HOLDER AND ASH RECEPTACLE WITH SWIVEL JOINT Filed March 29, 1957 FIGI INVENTOR:

HAROLD W. DAHLY Uni CIGARETTE HOLDER AND ASH RECEPTACLE WITH SWIVEL JOINT This invention relates in general to cigarette holders of the type adapted to support cigarettes for smoking thereof, and more particularly to cigarette holders combined with ash receptacles adapted to receive cigarette ashes as they are produced by a cigarette smoked in the cigarette holder, although other uses and purposes will be apparent, such as employing the present invention for use with'cigars. Still more particularly, this invention is an improvement over the invention described and claimed in my Patent No. 2,729,215, issued January 3, 1956.

Such combination cigarette holders and ash receptacles in the past have been constructed in a manner which has made them bulky, and therefore difiicult to carry or confine into a small space. 7

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an improved combination cigarette holder and ash receptacle which may be quickly and easily converted into a compact unit that may be stored, confined or carried in an extremely small space.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of a combination cigarette holder and ash receptacle, wherein the ask receptacle automatically remains suspended from the cigarette holder in the best ash receiving position, notwithstanding the various axially rotated positions which the cigarette holder may take.

Still another object of this invention is in the provision of a combination cigarette holder and ash receptacle having means for connecting one end of the cigarette holder to one end of the ash receptacle so that the ash receptacle may be extended for receiving ashes from a cigarette smoked in the cigarette holder or positioned directly beneath the cigarette holder so that the entire unit may be confined in a relatively small space.

A further object of this invention is to provide a combination cigarette holder and ash receptacle including means for connecting one end of the cigarette holder to one end of the ash receptacle, wherein the ash receptacle may be locked into operative position relative to the cigarette holder for receiving ashes from a cigarette smoked in the cigarette holder or locked into folded position adjacent the cigarette holder so that the entire unit may be confined in a small and compact space.

A still further object of this invention 'is to provide a combined cigarette holder and ash receptacle, whereby the ash receptacle may be angularly displaced from the cigarette holder to facilitate mounting a cigarette in the holder.

Other objects, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed disclosure, taken in conjunction with the accompanying sheetof drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the combination cigarette holder and ash receptacle embodying the invention and illustrating the ash receptacle angularly positioned relative to the cigarette holder to show how the ash receptacle may be swung about the cigarette holder;

Patented Jan. 19, 1960 Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the combination cigarette holder and ash receptacle, wherein the ash receptacle is positioned in extended relationship from the cigarette holder to be operative in receiving the ashes produced from a smoking cigarette held by the cigarette holder;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating the cigarette holder and ash receptacle folded together or arranged for confinement into a small compact space; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse sectional view, with some parts in elevation, taken substantially along line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

The combination cigarette holder and ash receptacle illustrated in the drawing for purposes of exemplifying the presentinvention includes generally a cigarette holder bit or mouthpiece 10 of conventional design, and an elongated trough-shaped ash receptacle 11. One end of the cigarette holder is connected to one end of the ash receptacle in such a manner that the cigarette holder may be axially rotated 360 while always maintaining the ash receptacle in suspended position below the space occupied by the cigarette held by the cigarette holder to always catch the ashes of the cigarette. This connection between the cigarette holder and the ash receptacle is also constructed so that the ash receptacle 11 may be locked into operative position as seen in Fig. 2 for usage, or in non-operative position as seen in Fig. 3 for confining the entire unit into a small compact space.

The cigarette holder 10 includes an elongated body 12 having a smoke hole 13 extending axially therethrough. The body 12 is tapered toward one end to define a bit or mouthpiece 14, and diametrically reduced and threaded at the other end at 15. The externally threaded end 15 threadedly receives a tubular member or sleeve 16 which coacts with the corresponding fiatend face 17 of the body 12 to define a cigarette supporting socket 18 adapted to receive one end of an ordinary cigarette which may be conveniently pressed into the same so that it serves to support the cigarette in a smoking position as indicated at 19 in Fig. 2. Thus, a cigarette inserted into the socket 18 will have one end abutting against the flat face 17 and in communication with one end of the smoke hole 13, the other end of the smoke hole being in communication with the mouthpiece 14. While the body 12 and the tubular member 16 of the cigarette holder 10 may be made of any suitable material that may be burn resistant, preferably, the body 12 will be of a plastic or the like and the tubular members 16 of a lightweight metal.

The ash receptacle 11 includes a flat bottom wall or floor 20, inwardly and upwardly extending side walls 21 at opposite side edges of the bottom wall 20, and outwardly flared panels 22 at the upper edges of the side walls. The outer free end of the ash receptacle is closed by an end plate 23 having an inwardly directed flange '24 at the upper end thereof which serves to catch cigarette ashes when the device is tilted forwardly to an extreme position and consequently guide the ashes to the receptacle floor 20.

The other end of the ash receptacle is closed by an end wall 25 which also forms a part of a weight head 25. The weight head also includes the floor supporting flange wall 27, inwardly and upwardly extending sidefiange walls 28 and a horizontally extending top flange wall 29 as seen in Fig. 4, all integral with the end wall 25 and each other to define an inverted keystone contour. The outwardly flared panels 22 terminate short of the end wall 25 a distance equal to the length of the top flange wall 29 i'n'the manner shown in Fig.2, thereby permitting! the end portions of the bottom wall 29 and side walls 21';-

to be received in telescopic relationship within the socket defined by the flange walls of the weight head 26L Normally, the side walls 21 will be spaced a greater distance apart prior to assembly with the weight head 26, and therefore a friction fit exists between the weight head and the side walls and floor tohold these members together, although any other suitable manner of securing these members together may be employed. Likewise the end plate 23 may be frictionally held on the opposite end of the side walls and bottom walls, although the end plate 23 may also be secured to the side walls and bottom walls by other suitable methods.

Rotatably secured to the top flange wall 29 of the weight head 26 is a plate 30. The plate 30 and the top flange wall 29 are provided with aligned apertures to receive a pin or tubular rivet 31 which is flanged at its upper end at 32 to bear against the top side of the plate 30, and flanged at its lower end at 33 to provide a seat for one end of a spring 34. The spring 34 surrounds the pin 31 and the other end of the spring bears against the underside of the top flange wall 29 to thereby resiliently bias the plate 30 and top flange wall 29 into frictional contact.

Upstandingly mounted on the rotatable plate 30 are a pair of parallel spaced and aligned rings 35, which freely receive the tubular member or sleeve 16 of the cigarette holder 10. In order to prevent relative axial movement between the rings 35 and the cigarette holder 10, the outer end of the tubular sleeve 16 is provided with an annular flange 36 directed radially outwardly which defines, with the main body of the tubular member, a shoulder against which one of the rings may abut. The other ring 35 abuts against a shoulder 37 formed by the other end of the tubular member 16 and the adjacent edge of the cigarette holder body 12 which has a diameter greater than the outer diameter of the tubular member 16. However, the rings 35 do not abut tightly against the opposed shoulders, but are associated to permit free rotation of the cigarette holder 10 with respect to the rings 35, whereby the ash receptacle 11 may always be positioned beneath the cigarette 19 to catch the ashes thereof.

Since it is desirable to lock the ash receptacle into operative extended position relative to the cigarette holder, as seen in Fig. 2, to collect ashes therefrom and to prevent inadvertent relative swinging of the ash receptacle relative to the cigarette holder, longitudinally aligned detents 38 are integral with the underside of the plate 30 to selectively engage or mate with two longitudinally spaced indents 39 formed in the top flange wall 29 of the weight head 26. When the cigarette holder 10 and ash receptacle are parallel and longitudinally aligned as in Figs. 2 and 3, the detents mate with the indents to lock the cigarette holder and ash receptacle into an open and a folded position respectively, and the detents and indents are held in locked position by the biasing of the spring 34. Accordingly, when the ash receptacle 11 is swung into operative position as seen in Fig. 2, there is no danger that it might swing out of position from underneath the cigarette 19 and permit the ashes to miss the ash receptacle 11. Similarly, when it is desired to position the ash receptacle beneath the cigarette holder, as seen in Fig. 3, for purposes of confining the unit into a small compact space, the detents and indents mate to lock these elements into this position.

The swivel connection between the cigarette holder and the ash receptacle also permits swinging of the ash receptacle to one side of the cigarette holder, such as shown in Fig. l, to facilitate inserting of a cigarette into the socket 18 of the cigarette holder 10. After the cigarette has been properly inserted into the socket, the ash receptacle may be easily swung into locked position underlying the cigarette by the detents 38 and the indents 39. By virtue of the pivotal connection between the plate 30 which is secured to the weight head 26 and the cigarette holder 10, no matter what axial position the cigarette holder 10 may be rotated into, the ash receptacle 11 will automatically position itself beneath the cigarette 19 in order to catch the ashes therefrom.

The weight head 26 is constructed of a relatively heavy metal, while the ash receptacle is of a light metal so that the center of gravity of the weight head and ash receptacle combined is maintained along the vertical axis of the weight head to thereby permit free movement of rotation of the weight head and ash receptacle about the cigarette holder 10. Thus, the weight head effectively carries the ash receptacle to the proper suspended position.

For purposes of cleaning the cigarette holder 10, it may be easily disassembled from the receptacle by unscrewing the cigarette holder body 12 from the tubular member 16. And inasmuch as the weight head 26 is merely frictionally secured to the side walls 21 and bottom wall 20 of the ash receptacle, it may be removed therefrom in order to facilitate cleaning out of ashes from the ash receptacle.

From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that the combined cigarette holder and ash receptacle unit of the present invention is provided with a double or universal swivel connection which permits proper positioning of the ash receptacle for receiving ashes during axial rotation of the cigarette holder and permits folding of the unit for confinement within a small compact space.

It will be understood that modifications and variations may be effected without departing from the scope of the novel concepts of the present invention, but it is understood that this application is to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

The invention is hereby claimed as follows:

1. In combination, a cigarette holder adapted to support a cigarette for smoking thereof, an ash receptacle adapted to collect the ashes produced from the cigarette, and a swivel joint connecting one end of said cigarette holder to one end of said ash receptacle so that the cigarette holder may be selectively swung into operative position for use or into non-operative position for confinement within a compact space, the longitudinal axis of said swivel joint being substantially normal to the longitudinal axes of said cigarette holder and said ash receptacle so that the longitudinal axes of said cigarette holder and ash receptacle swivel through spaced parallel planes, and locking means operatively associated with said swivel joint to lock said cigarette holder and ash receptacle in relative operative or non-operative positions.

2. In combination, a cigarette holder adapted to support a cigarette for smoking thereof, an ash receptacle adapted .to collect the ashes produced from the cigarette, a swivel joint connecting one end of said cigarette holder to one end of said ash receptacle so that the cigarette holder may be selectively swung into operative position for use or into non-operative position for confinement within a compact space, the longitudinal axis of said swivel joint being substantially normal to the longitudinal axes of said cigarette holder and said ash receptacle so that the longitudinal axes of said cigarette holder and ash receptacle swivel through spaced parallel planes, and a second swivel joint normal to said first swivel joint for permitting the ash receptacle to maintain a position for collecting ashes during any axial rotative position of said cigarette holder.

3. In combination, a cigarette holder memberadapted to support a cigarette for smoking thereof, an ash receptacle member adapted to collect the ashes produced from the cigarette, a first swivel joint connecting said members together for permitting the members to swivel relative to each other in parallel planes and be arranged in extended operative position during usage or in folded non-operative position for confinement within a small compact space, and a second swivel joint between said first swivel joint and one of said members for permitreceiving position regardless of axial rotation of said cigarette holder member when the members are in operative position, said second swivel joint extending normal to said first swivel joint.

4. In combination, a cigarette holder member adapted to support a cigarette for smoking thereof, an ash receptacle member adapted to collect the ashes produced from the cigarette, a first swivel joint connecting said members together for permitting the members to swivel relative to each other in parallel planes and be arranged in extended operative position during usage or in folded nonoperative position for confinement within a small compact space, a second swivel joint between said first swivel joint and one of said members for permitting the ash receptacle member to maintain an ash receiving position regardless of axial rotation of said cigarette holder member when the members are in operative position, said second swivel joint extending normal to said first swivel joint, and locking means operative with said first swivel joint for selectively locking said members in operative or non-operative position.

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